‘Root Causes’: Woke St. Louis DA REFUSES to charge armed robbery suspect who tried to CARJACK marked police car and pointed gun at officers inside ‘The 27-year-old… was not identified by police’

The DA’s office reportedly is short-staffed and cannot handle the amount of casework it has, angering police who want more cases taken on.

Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office refused to file charges against a 27-year-old man who held police at gunpoint and attempted to carjack a police car
The 27-year-old, who was not identified by police, ran out in front of the car on Saturday while it was moving before holding the officers at gunpoint
Once he realized he was attempting to carjack a police car, he reportedly took off running and was apprehended a block away
The man has prior charges for domestic violence and and property damages
The DA’s office reportedly is short-staffed and cannot handle the amount of casework it has, angering police who want more cases taken on
Gardner only employs half the amount of lawyers as her predecessor, despite crime rates being high